ANNOUNCEMENT - - NEW ONLINE CLASS

I am so pleased to be offering another online class with Shining Needle Society.  Registration begins March 15, and ends April 15.  Class begins on June 1, through July 15, for the stitching portion.  The finishing portion will be September 1, through September 30.  There are no dues for Shining Needle Society and membership is open to interested stitchers of all levels.  To apply to join, go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SNS_Home_Room/ .  You will then receive announcements of my class as well as future classes.  If you need help, email Kate Gaunt at kategaunt@aol.com.

 

Swan Lake Mending Bag

Copyright From Merry's Heart, Designs by Merry Cox

A wonderful, small mending bag, handmade of fabrics from the late 1800’s inspired Merry to create her version called Swan Lake (all in red-work).

 

The rectangular drawstring bag, which is 3” x 5” at the bottom, is made of red toile cotton fabric.  Linen sides snap up at the top of each side.  When one side is unsnapped, it drops down to reveal a sampler needle book and the other side unsnaps to reveal a small pocket with swans.

 

For the needlework on one side, Merry has designed a countryside scene featuring a woman holding a parasol; a tree and swans on a lake and for the other side, a red-work sampler.

 

The smalls consist of red handled scissors with a fob, a thread winder and ruler case, a pinkeep and a button bag.

 

Kit includes 32-count linen, Weeks thread, red toile fabric, red handled scissors, swan scrimshaw thread winder with space for five different threads, a swan scrimshaw ruler, silk ribbon, antique shoe button, vintage linen for needle book pages and all finishing materials.  Stitches include Stem Stitch/Outline Stitch; Herringbone Stitch; Backstitch; Nun Stitch and Tent Stitch ‘over 1’ and Cross Stitch ‘over 1’.